Showing posts with label criminal justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label criminal justice. Show all posts
Monday, January 7, 2019

Junk science and guns

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Are the ejector marks from a handgun unique? How many handguns would you have to fire in order to make that conclusion? The Bureau of Alc...
Monday, December 24, 2018

Something to think about

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I know I've mentioned the Small Town Murder podcast on here once or twice over the last year. Did I mention that thanks to a friend of m...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

What I'm listening to

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Keri Blakinger is a reporter with the Houston Chronicle. She is one of the best writers at the paper and has done some very good work with d...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Louisiana looks to shed vestige of Jim Crow

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In 48 states it takes a unanimous vote from a jury to convict a person accused of committing a criminal act. And, if you think about it, tha...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Is this what it means to inhale?

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The mailers from the Republican Party are coming hot and heavy as we approach Election Day. The latest broadside warns of chaos in the court...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Marsy's Law will undermine due process

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At some point I keep hoping folks will realize that the purpose of the 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments is to protect individuals accused of brea...
Friday, October 12, 2018

Washington Supreme Court strikes down the death penalty

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Allen Eugene Gregory was not a very good person. In 1996 he robbed, raped and murdered a woman. Two years later he was investigated for anot...
Friday, September 28, 2018

Whips, chains and Racehorse Haynes

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Hey, I've pitched this podcast before - and if you're not listening to it yet, you need to. The current episode of Criminal  is ab...
Monday, September 17, 2018

Hardly Solomonic

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In 2002, Jeffrey Havard was charged with the killing of a 6-month-old baby. The state alleged it was a clear case of shaken baby syndrome. M...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Just spitballing here

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Had a very interesting conversation with a relatively new prosecutor yesterday. We were discussing a case on the trial docket and he was sug...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Fighting for injustice

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Once again the Republican misdemeanor judges in Harris County have their panties in a wad . And, once again, it has to do with a federal jud...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Houston's white elephant

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One of the casualties of Hurricane Harvey was the Harris County Criminal Justice Center - a 20-story white elephant that has had a laundry l...
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

I think that just about covers it

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I can't recall if I've ever recommended Phoebe Judge's excellent podcast Criminal . If you haven't listened, you should give...
Monday, June 18, 2018

The problem with proving the unknown

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In an article for The Intercept  last week, Jordan Smith hit upon the ultimate problem with prosecutorial misconduct -- proving it is damn ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Harris County Chief Public Defender under fire

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Alex Brunin is the Chief Public Defender for Harris County. His clientele consists of those who haven't the money to hire an attorney to...
Thursday, June 7, 2018

Update: Mob rule

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The mob in Santa Clara County spoke loud and clear on Tuesday when they voted to recall Judge Aaron Persky because they thought the sentenc...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Who wants an independent judiciary anyway?

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Today is judgment day for Judge Aaron Persky who gained renown when he sentenced Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail and pr...
Monday, May 28, 2018

Bargaining with the devil

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Corey Williams is a free man . He spent 20 years in the Angola prison in Louisiana for a murder he didn't commit. Back in 1998, Mr. Wi...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Book review: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist

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I just finished an excellent book from Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington Sunday night as the storm raged around us. And by excellent I, o...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018

Happy Mother's Day

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Leroy Harris will be spending Mother's Day with his mom today for the first time in 29 years. Last November, Mr. Harris was released ...